Information
NRF also provides timely industry research, such as Retail Horizons, the definitive industry benchmarking study; NRF's Retail Sales Outlook, a quarterly report on industry sales which provides a thorough overview of the current retail climate; and the State of Retailing Online, a research study that brings details of marketing, merchandising and profitability to the online retail community. Additionally NRF produces an industry compensation study, economic outlooks, operations trends, and holiday sales information as well as resources such as STORES media, NRF SmartBrief, Shop.org SmartBrief, and NRF Global SmartBrief, the NRF blogs and more.
Networking Events
The National Retail Federation offers education and research through its conferences, including "Retail's BIG Show," NRF's Annual Convention & EXPO. Other events include: Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition, the Retail Advertising Conference, and the NRF DecisionMaker Series which includes: CEO Summit, CFO Summit, CMO Summit and NRFtech - The IT Leadership Summit. NRF also offers regional dinners geared toward networking and information sharing in addition to committee meetings.
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